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| Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates |
Latitude: 16.629700 Longitude: 73.357252 |
| Current owner |
 Government of India |
Yeshwantgad is an island fortification off the coast of Maharashtra in Ratnagiri district.[1] It is built on the Rajapur creek with the sea on one side. On three sides it was protected by a ditch which can no longer be seen. On the fourth side there was a wall with 17 bastions. Now the walls are in a ruined condition. Its gate was on the eastern side. A ship (HMS Outram sank here on 1 January 1817 after which a lighthouse at nearby Jaitapur was built. Other than this no notable historical events took place here.[2]
References
- ↑ "Friends of Forts". http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ Naravane, M.S. (1998). The maritime and coastal forts of India (Illustrated ed.). APH Publishing. pp. 73. ISBN 81-7024-910-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=k59aVCIlFB8C&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=yeshwantgad&source=bl&ots=VMMn_Hevlu&sig=6qwLK-rGN03BxVeWBquyyOFiUHo&hl=en&ei=wMDCSbHME4HasAOs4cX3Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA73,M1. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
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